Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 41.11% for Q2 2026, up 15.0% year-over-year from 35.74% in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 41.14% in Q1 2026.
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Msc Industrial Direct's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 41.11% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Gross Margin rose 15.0% year-over-year to 41.11%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 40.82% (down 9.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 40.75%, down 41.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 41.11%, roughly flat from 41.14% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 42.89% in Q2 2022, with the low at 40.38% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 41.06% (2024), against an average of 41.21%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin soared 438 bps in 2022, then tumbled 221 bps in 2023.
- Msc Industrial Direct's Gross Margin stood at 41.53% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 41.21% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 40.73% in 2024, then dropped by 0 bps to 40.66% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 41.11% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MSM's Gross Margin at 41.11% in Q2 2026, 41.14% in Q1 2026, and 40.66% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 39.51% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 44.56% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 31.02% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 21.85% |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 30.43% |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 27.50% |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 27.23% |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 29.66% |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 41.11% |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | 38.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 41.11% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 41.14% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 40.66% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 40.38% |
| May 31, 2025 | 40.96% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 40.96% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 40.73% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 41.02% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 40.89% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 41.55% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 41.21% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 40.52% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 40.68% |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 41.25% |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 41.53% |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 41.89% |
| May 28, 2022 | 42.89% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 42.47% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 41.55% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 41.99% |